Yarn recommendations for faux chainmail?
I saw this knit Samantha Pleet Maille dress on Pinterest and wanted to try my hand at reconstructing it. The shape and stitch pattern seem simple enough (just a bell sleeve dress with alternating sections of stockinette and garter), but I’m a bit stuck on yarn choice.
The product page describes the yarn used as “teal color woven with metallic lurex strands with a luxurious and soft yarn made from viscose and silk”. I’m much more concerned about weight and color than I am about material. The closest I’ve found to the blue toned silver is hobbii’s metallico fine but sport weight seems like it might be a bit too heavy (not to mention being discontinued). If anyone has experience with knitting with metallic or shiny yarns, I’d love their input.